Eyeshield



Sept. 8, 1925. G. E. TERRY ET AL EYESHIELD Filed Sept. 1. 1923 W N m dV64 Mow/"up I, 40 treated celluloid, we have illustra Patented Sept. 8,1925.

"UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

,GEOBGE E. TERRY AND I. VAN TRUMP, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA; SAIDVAN TRUMP ASSIGNOB 'IO MARVIN WISEMAN, OF. SAN FRANCISCO, CALI- IOBNIA.

EYESHIELD.

Application ma Se'ptemberl, .1923. Serial 80. 660,618.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that we, GEORGE E. TERRY and HARRY F. VAN TRUMP, citizens ofthe United States, residing at San Francisco, 1n

6 the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented'certainnew and useful Im rovements in Eyeshields; and

we do dec are the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the inventlon,

" such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use the same. V

Our invention aims to provide a slmple and inexpensive, yet an effectiveand reliable eye shield to be worn while asleep for the purpose ofexcluding all light, thus rotectlng the eyes therefrom, inducing s cop,and serving to strengthen the optic nerves by giving them entire restfrom light.

' 7 With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novelsubject matter hereinafter described and claimed, thedescription beingsupplemented by the accompanying drawings. Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of the in vention in use. Figure 2 is a perspective view of theshield and its attaching means as manufactured and placed on sale. 7,Figure-3 is a detail sectional view on line "3-3 of Fi 2.

In the drawings above briefly described, the numerals 1 designate a pairof non-trans parent eye shields which are preferably of elli tical form,connected by a suitable nose brid geQ, and provided with extensions 3and 4 respectively. transparent material may be used in the manufactureof the device, such as pro trl'llly e shields and the ortions 2, 3 and4, formed of an external p y 5 of black velvet, an internal ply 6 ofsuitable satin, and an intermediate stifiening ply 7 which is formed ofII any desired material and retains the shields in proper form. Thisform is preferably concave at the inner sides of the shields'to preventcontact with the eyelashes and convex at the outer sides of saidshields.

Theextensions 3 and 4 are passed through ribbon 12.. The other end ofthe ribbon 12 and very desirable and effective, for

While any suitable nonslots in small'plates 8,and 9 of non-corrosivemetal or other desired material, such as celluloid, said extensionsbeing turned back 'upon themselves and stitched or otherwise secured, asindicated at 10. An adjustable elastic strap 11 is, connected with plate8, for instance by passing-it through a slot in the latter, and the rearend-of this strapis attached to one endof a relatively inelastic strapor has an adjustableelastic stra 13 connected thereto, and a suitabledetacha le connection, such as loopl, and stud 15, is provided'betweenthis strap 13 and the plate 9. An archedhead strap 16 has its endssecured to the ends of strap 12 or to the elastic straps 11 and 13 ifdesired, and the intermediate portion of said strap 16, is connected byanother strap 17 with the center of the stra 12. Thus, a suitableheadgear is rovide for holding the eye shields 1, in p ace over theusers eyes. Suitable ties 18 may be provided for connection with eachother under the users chin, to prevent upward movement of the headgear.i Byfollowing the construction herein disclosed or some substantialequivalent thereof, a shield is provided which will be simple andinexpensive, easily attached and detached,

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complete rest totheoptic nerves uringsleep, and for excluding all lightand thus inducing sleep. The head gear passes around the back of t ehead andovcr the-top of the' head and the ties pass under the chin sothat it firmly but comfortably holds the eye shield in place over theeyes during sleep, even though the wearer may slee with lllS face moreor less downward. e smooth soft material out of which the inner pl ofthe 'eye shield is made, rovides a comibrte able engagement of the ieldwith the flesh.

-As excellent results are obtainable from the details disclosed, theymay well be followed, but within the scope of the invention as claimed,numerous changes may be made.

A device of the class described comprisin an elgngated plate of stiffmaterial sha at itsends so as to form eyeshields and shaped at itsintermediate portion so as to to hold the device over the eyes of aperson form a nose bridge between said eye-shields, during sleep. saidshields being concavo-convex, a sheet of In testimony whereof we havehereunto smooth cloth secured to the inner surface of aflixed oursignatures.

5 said plate, a sheet of opaque cloth secured to I the outer surface ofsaid plate, and a flexible GEORGE E. TERRY. head gear connected to theends of said-plate HARRY F. VAN TRUMP.

